Chris Evans

Having loads of looks and charm doesn't necessarily guarantee success in the movie business. Massachusetts native Chris Evans was aware of this so he smartly interned for free at a New York City casting agency, which led to him finding an agent, before heading out west.

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He still had to pay his dues once in L.A., however--first on the ill-fated Fox show "Opposite Sex" and then in the raunchy spoof Not Another Teen Movie. But, luckily, NATM earned the 21-year-old some industry cred, which led to a plum starring role opposite Erika Christensen and Scarlett Johansson in The Perfect Score, in which a band of high-schoolers try to steal answers to the SATs.

Q: Did you ever cheat in school?

A: Oh God yeah. You can literally put novels into calculators now.

Q: What was your first meeting with your Score costars like?

A: I met Erika first when I screen-tested opposite her. It was me and five other guys fighting for the part, and you don't want to act like you're trying to kiss up, so I didn't do anything and let everyone else screw themselves up.

Q: What keeps you passionate about acting?

A: It's such a fun process. It's not work. Anyone who says it's work is full of shit and they've been doing it for too long.

Q: Will you ever do another Teen Movie?

A: Even though I know it's not Scarface and I had to have a banana in my ass, I love those kinds of movies.

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--Lonny Pugh